The most comprehensive handbook on critical infrastructures (CI), addressing both logical and physical security from an engineering point of view. The book surveys state-of-the-art methodologies and tools for CI analysis as well as strategies and technologies for CI protection.

Professor Francesco Flammini (Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Naples Federico II) is an Adjunct Professor of Software Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Naples "Federico II", ITALY. From October 2003 through January 2007, he worked at Ansaldo STS as a Software/RAMS Engineer in the Verification and Validation unit and was involved in several European Railway Traffic Management System / European Train Control System projects, specializing in functional testing of critical control systems.

Since February 2007, after moving to the Innovation and Competitiveness unit, he has won several company awards for his work on critical infrastructure protection, transportation security and several interdisciplinary research projects. The author of more than 35 scientific papers published in international journals, book chapters and conference proceedings, his main research interests are the dependability and security of critical systems and infrastructures, including multi-paradigm modeling approaches.

He is Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Critical Computer-Based Systems (Inderscience Publishers). He has served as a chairman, a member of the International Program Committee and a reviewer for several international conferences and IEEE journals. He is Vice-Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Italy and participates on several Technical Committees, including Software Engineering and Fault Tolerant Computing. He is also a member of the European Workshop on Industrial Computer Systems Reliability, Safety and Security (EWICS TC7), FME (Formal Methods Europe), ERCIM Working Group on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems (FMICS), ESRA TC on Operational Safety and Security of Interconnected Critical Infrastructures, and IEEE SMC TC on Homeland Security.

editor Francisco Flammini brings together cutting-edge critical infrastructure security information put forth by some of the best security authors of the day... The editor has brought together methodologies, strategies, and technologies for advancing critical infrastructure security in a way that pushes thinking in the field forward. ...suitable for security professionals who work in the critical infrastructure field.

Security Management, September 2013.

Security professionals, auditors, vulnerability assessors, and researchers will be interested in the book. Engineers, information security managers, and chief information officers (CIOs) will also benefit from the information, especially the guidelines and the state-of-the-art practices and solutions presented.